By Ishani Upatharitha
Unbeaten Mahanama College - Colombo, St. Peter’s College – Bambalapitiya, and Isipathana College - Colombo advanced to the quarter-finals with four consecutive wins in the Under-19 Inter-schools Limited-over Cricket Tournament on Monday (5).
Mahanama beat St. Anne’s - Kurunegala by six wickets while Nalanda College - Colombo beat S. Thomas’ College - Mt. Lavinia by 234 runs at Mt. Lavinia. Isipathana beat Maris Stella - Negombo by 108 runs while St. Peter’s beat Thurstan - Colombo by seven wickets. St. Joseph’s - Colombo beat St. Thomas’ - Matara by six wickets and St. Joseph Vaz College - Wennappuwa beat Ananda - Colombo by 18 runs. St. Sylvester’s - Kandy beat St. Servatius’ - Matara by three wickets while Revatha College - Balapitiya beat St. Mary’s - Chilaw by 10 wickets at Balapitiya also Monday.
Raveen De Silva, Skipper of Nalanda - Colombo scored an unbeaten 170 in 136 balls with 14 boundaries and eight sixes against S. Thomas’ - Mt. Lavinia. Later with his right-arm leg-break, De Silva took 4/4. Diniru Abeywickramasinghe of St. Servatius’ - Matara (138) and Malith Lakshan of St. Sylvester’s - Kandy (105) too made centuries on Monday.
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Nalanda College Captain Raveen De Silva struck 170 n.o. in 136 balls against S. Thomas’, Mt. Lavinia[/caption]
RESULTS ON MONDAY (5)
* At Dombagoda, Mahanama beat St. Anne’s, Kurunegala by six wickets:
St. Anne’s, Kurunegala: 136 (49.2) (Dilhara Deshabandu 56, Thrimalsha Silva 22; Danaja Sandalidu 5/24, Achintha Supun 2/26)
Mahanama, Colombo: 139/4 (32.2) (Pawan Rathnayake 69 n.o., Savindu Kavinda 21)
* At Mt. Lavinia, Nalanda beat S. Thomas’ by 234 runs:
Nalanda, Colombo: 303/8 (50) (Raveen De Silva 170 n.o., Nikil Abegunasekara 39, Sajitha Vithanage 21 n.o., Jimutha Eranga 21; Kanika Dayarathne 3/57, Andrew Thirimanne 2/46)
S. Thomas’, Mt. Lavinia: 69 (36.4) (Vineth Bandaranayake 38; Raveen De Silva 4/4, Dineth Samaraweera 2/14, Vinuja Ranpul 2/18)
* At BRC, Isipathana beat Maris Stella by 108 runs:
Isipathana, Colombo: 264/4 (50) (Amaan Dhaha 73, Themiya Gunarathne 64 n.o., Lomith Ravindith 44 n.o., Tharusha Nethsara 41; Hansaja Hiruna 2/63)
Maris Stella, Negombo: 156 (43.4) (Neil Kaveen 62, Chamath Gomaz 27; Kavindu Amantha 5/33, Sithuka Gunawardhana 3/11)
* At Darley Road, St. Joseph’s beat St. Thomas’, Matara by six wickets:
St. Thomas’, Matara: 189/8 (50) (Hirantha Lakshan 64, Woshitha Amarasinghe 45, Sanjaya Maduranga 22, Nipun Samarasinghe 20; Dunith Wellalage 2/18, Deshan Senaviratne 2/24)
St. Joseph’s, Colombo: 193/4 (34.1) (Sadeesh Jayawardane 66 n.o., Shevon Daniel 35, Dunith Wellalage 31, Sheran Fonseka 29, Navija De Seram 2/23)
* At Thurstan, St. Peter’s beat Thurstan by seven wickets:
Thurstan, Colombo: 156 (41.1) (Ranesh Silva 39, Vihanga Jayanama 31, Dananja Silva 23; Jesuran Benjamin 3/16, Niman Umesh 2/17, Wanuja Sahan Kumara 2/18, Danal Hemananda 2/21)
St. Peter’s, Bambalapitiya: 160/3 (33.4) (Shenal Boteju 67, Lahiru Chethaka 40 n.o.)
* At Katuneriya, St. Joseph Vaz College beat Ananda by 18 runs:
St. Joseph Vaz, Wennappuwa: 136 (48.3) (Kaushan Wijerarthne 28; Isuru Ayesh 3/15, Shakthi Udara 3/27, Nethma Samaraweera 3/25)
Ananda, Colombo: 118 (39.5) (Hansaja Jayasinghe 39, Nethma Karunarathne 22; Menusha Perera 5/20, Shon Shenil 2/21, Achintha Deshan 2/30)
* At Matara, St. Sylvester’s beat St. Servatius’ by three wickets:
St. Servatius, Matara: 251/7 (50) (Diniru Abeywickramasingha 138, Kushan Wijerama 39 n.o., Akila Nimsara 3/30)
St. Sylvester’s, Kandy: 252/7 (49.4) (Malith Lakshan 105, Sadeepa Halangoda 39, Nimsha Deshan 30, Charith Samuditha 23; Kushan Wijerama 2/28)
* At Balapitiya, Revatha beat St. Mary’s by 10 wickets:
St. Mary’s, Chilaw: 79 (22.2) (Akeed Feros 22; Sethika Perera 3/11, Kushan De Silva 3/35, Kaveesha Mendis 2/24)
Revatha, Balapitiya: 80/0 (9) (Kaveesha Mendis 52 n.o., Jayath Mendis 21 n.o.)
* At Wennappuwa. Loyola beat St. Thomas’, Kotte by 100 runs:
Loyola: 188/6 (50) (Lalindra Fernando 66, Stefan Fernandopulle 52, Kavindu Amarasinghe 22; Kevin Ranges 2/23, Tharushka Ashel 2/31)
St. Thomas’, Kotte: 88 (37.2) (Kavindu Amarasinghe 2/01, Raneth Perera 2/09, Tharindu Sadaruwan 2/17, Lalindra Fernando 2/19)
* At Horana, C.W.W. Kannangara beat St. John’s, Nugegoda by five wickets:
St. John’s, Nugegoda: 109 (41.4) (Anushka Samujitha 3/16, Tharusha Navodya 3/18, Pawan Maleesha 2/17)
C.W.W. Kannangara, Colombo: 110/5 (31.5) (Vibuthi Ushan 27, Himesh Nethmika 25; Manimekala Rupasinghe 2/9)
* At Ratmalana, Horizon International beat St. Joseph’s, Nugegoda by one wicket:
St. Joseph’s Boys’, Nugegoda: 118 (38.2) (Onray Perera 43; Pasan Maleesha 3/22, Chethika Darren 2/08, Thisaga Vinujana 2/23)
Horizon College International, Malabe: 119/9 (45.2) (Thisaga Vinujana 20; Onray Perera 3/19, Ganidu Wijewardane 2/23)
* At Mutuwal, St. Joseph’s, Wattala beat De La Salle by 77 runs (Parabola Method):
St. Joseph’s, Wattala: 231 (46.3) (Dalas Gunasekara 51, Dinidu Akesh 29, Shahen Wijesundara 33; Imesha Perera 4/61, Kavindu Bimsara 2/43, Sandeepa Perera 2/47)
De La Salle, Colombo: 146/7 (45) (Kavindu Bimsara 72, Pasindu Niroda 42; Shenol Tissera 2/15, Abeetha Kawshan 2/27)
* At Matugama, C.W.W. Kannangara Central beat Ananda, Elpitiya by eight wickets:
Ananda Central College, Elpitiya: 123 (42.1) (Movindu Lakshan 32, Hithesh Guniyangoda 27, Thanuja Senavirathna 21; Pahan Bimsara 4/32, Dasun Gunasingha 3/18, Shakila Priyashan 3/28)
C.W.W. Kannangara Central College, Matugama: 124/2 (20.3) (Thevindu Wijayasundara 52, Thanusha Shehan 37)
RESULTS ON TUESDAY (6)Sri Sumangala in quarter-finals with five-in-a row
Unbeaten Sri Sumangala College - Panadura advanced to the quarter-finals with their fifth straight win in the ongoing Under-19 Inter-schools Limited-over Cricket Tournament Tuesday (6).
* At Kurunegala, St. Anthony’s, Katugastota beat Maliyadeva by three wickets:
Maliyadeva, Kurunegala: 195/9 (50) (Chaluka Athapaththu 57 n.o., Rishi Adishtan 56; Yasiru Gamarachchi 3/24, Chamindu Wickramsinghe 2/25)
St. Anthony’s, Kandy: 196/7 (47.1) (Lahiru Abeyasinghe 47, Asitha Wanninayake 27, Chamindu Wickramsinghe 26, Gihan Ebert 23; Sakindu Wijerathne 2/40)
* At Kalutara, Sri Sumangala beat Kalutara Vidyalaya by 36 runs:
Sri Sumangala, Panadura: 201 (47.5) (Charuka Jayathilake 55, Duranka Silva 44, Kavindu Gayathra 26; Udan Tejaka 4/35, Sadeep Kavishka Fernando 2/47)
Kalutara Vidyalaya: 165 (44.2) (Sadeep Kavishka Fernando 26, Isuru Udara 26, Pawan Sandeepa Gunathilake 36 n.o., Dinuka Thisara 26; Vidusha Peiris 4/36, Vishva Lahiru 2/30)
* At Ja-Ela, Christ King beat Ashoka by 24 runs:
Christ King, Ja-Ela: 146 (39.5) (Shashan Rushmika 36; Kusal Gunawardanae 6/26)
Ashoka, Colombo: 122 (29.4) (Binaru Ranasinghe 48, Umesh Kaldera 27; Krishan Rajkumar 3/25, Amesha Diduranga 2/18, Nimeth Dakshina 2/32)
* At Ambalangoda, Siri Piyarathana beat Sri Devananda by five wickets:
Sri Devananda, Ambalangoda: 111 (32.5) (Tharindu Chamodya 3/7, Madushan Peiris 3/16)
Siri Piyarathana MV, Padukka: 113/5 (21.5) (Madushan Peiris 28)
* At Kirindiwela, Henegama Central beat Kegalu Vidyalaya by six runs:
Henegama Central: 168 (35) (Ashan Rajapaksha 50, Avishka Sulakshana 21; Viraj Sandaruwan 4/42, Sanuda Bandara 3/47, Punsara Gimhana 2/22)
Kegalu Vidyalaya: 162 (46.2) (Pulasthi Athapaththu 64, Kasun Bandara 22 n.o.; Vibuthi Priyan 4/28, Kasal Jayashanka 2/27, Vidun Nethsilu 2/42)
* At Beddagana, President’s beat Dudley Senanayake by 87 runs:
President’s, Kotte: 284 (48.5) (Chamod Ashan 55, Heshan Shanaka 54, Thanuja Dilantha 54, Dinal Induwara 50; Gimshan Samaranayake 4/38, Lahiru Mahesh Dedigama 3/57, Kavishka Jayalath 2/43)
Dudley Senanayake Central, Tholangamuwa: 197 (37.5) (Asanka Sandaruwan 54, Lahiru Dedigama 39; Yuneth Vindiya 3/14, Dinal Induwara 2/20, Kalpa Dasun 2/27)
* At Gankanda, Lyceum - Panadura beat Prince College by three wickets:
Prince College, Ratnapura: 199/9 (50) (Thejan Jayarathna 55, Hansaka Lorans 39, Sathmina Awarjana 20; Dilnaka Daluwatta 3/46, Isuru Perera 2/24)
Lyceum, Panadura: 200/7 (46.2) (Rusiru Fernando 70, Niven Rodrigo 42; Induwara Subagya 3/29, Dilsara Udana 2/38)
* At Badulla, St Thomas’ - Gurutalawa beat Saraswathy Central by 60 runs:
St. Thomas’, Gurutalawa: 202 (47) (G. Hariprasath 62, B. Dikkumbura 55 n.o., R. Sugathapala 27; S. Prasanth 4/37, P. Amarawardane 2/25)
Saraswathy Central, Badulla: 142 (34.1) (M. Yoshiaran 31; R. Sugathapala 4/11, N. D. Abeygunawardhane 4/20).